How to be a supermodel: Miranda Kerr on superfoods, prayer and a positive attitude

How to be a supermodel: Miranda Kerr on superfoods, prayer and a positive attitude

WITH her perfect complexion and love of organics and meditation, Miranda Kerr is one step away from becoming a Gwyneth Paltrow-style lifestyle guru. Here are her seven tips for making the most of each day...

Miranda Kerr reveals how she takes care of mind, body and spirit [GETTY]

Miranda Kerr is a model, mum and an international beauty so stunning men are fighting over her (well, her ex Orlando Bloom and Justin Bieber). Now she's the face of denim brand 7 For All Mankind.

But she's not only a businesswoman with her own organic beauty range, Kora, 31-year-old Miranda also seems to have worked out how to juggle a diary and schedule that's spread over three continents, spend time with her toddler Flynn and still look nothing less than exquisite.

The supermodel spoke to beauty website Into The Gloss, giving them a glimpse into the organisation and attitude that underpins her success. Here are her seven golden rules to adulthood.

1. PLAN EVERY SINGLE THING

"I've never thought of myself as an ‘adult'," says Miranda. "I think of myself as a mum and a businesswoman. I have a free spirit but I’ve realised since I had my son that I have to be organised."

She admits that she will plan even one spare hour between jobs, whether it's painting, drawing or going to the park. "I even schedule calls to my grandma because otherwise time just goes by."

TIP: "Put all of those little things into your calendar and that way you don’t have to stress about it. You get an alert on your phone that says ‘Call mum!’ and it will just take five minutes to make her happy and to make yourself feel connected."

2. BE GRATEFUL EVERY DAY

Miranda prays and meditates every day. "When I pray I always thank Mother Nature for all the beauty in the world."

With her multi-faith attitude, she throws in a Christian prayer as well as some Buddhist touches. "I pray to Christ to say, 'Thank you for this day and my family and my health,' and now that I'm older I’ve added, ‘Please illuminate me. Please open my heart chakra. Open my aperture and uplift my consciousness so that I can be the best version of myself.’

TIP: Pray for three minutes and meditate for five minutes twice a day.

3. EMBRACE FORGIVENESS

The zen supermodel refuses to let bad feeling fester. "We’re all humans and we all make mistakes - even little things like looking at someone the wrong way or snapping at someone.

"But forgiving yourself and asking for forgiveness from the person creates an energy shift."

She even spreads that forgiveness to people whose behaviour is a little trying. "Even those that we find challenging to be around are sometimes the people that need the prayers the most.

TIP: "If you’ve had an intense conversation with someone, a good thing to do would be to say to them, ‘I forgive you, and please forgive me.’"

Even supermodels need to tighten their belts sometimes. "I have a budget, even for flowers, because I love flowers and sometimes I spend too much money on them.

"Looking at my expenses, I was like, ‘Wow, obviously I’m spending way too much money on flowers and massages and acupuncture. I need to cut back.’

"Now I have personal care budget, and one for clothing, things like that."

TIP: Don't lose track of your spending: "I’m a perfectionist and I like to have my nails done, but sometimes I will do them myself instead. It’s about discipline - you have to be on top of things like that."

Miranda Kerr swears by her superfood and vitamin-packed shake [GETTY]

6. CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS

The mystic model is a fan of a philosopher called David Hawkins, who mapped levels of human emotion and gave them a score. "At the bottom he has guilt, which has a vibration of around 30, meaning it’s the worst kind of feeling.

"Apathy, grief, fear, and even desire, anger, and pride are below the level of integrity. Above that, and this is where people become better versions of themselves, you’ve got courage, neutrality, willingness, acceptance, reason, love, which is at 500, joy, and then peace and enlightenment."

Miranda says that when it comes to anger, guilt or fear she follows his advice to "let yourself ride that emotion, not dwell in it. Ride it, feel it out, and then choose something else, because you have a choice."

She even has a method for cheering herself up: "I do this thing - jumping for joy. I want to start a ‘jumping for joy’ movement. If you're in a bad mood all you do is just jump up and down and think of everything you’re grateful for."

TIP: "Change your thoughts, change your reality. Words are powerful—every thought and every word we think has an effect on the body. So you can be like, ‘Ugh, I can’t believe it’s raining outside,’ or you can be like, ‘We really needed that rain, it’s going to be so much clearer and brighter tomorrow.'"

7. HAVE FUN

Miranda insists, "I love having fun. I love to dance and having people over for dinner. I’m quite a larrikin, that’s someone who’s always cracking jokes and being silly.

"People don’t necessarily always see that side of me, but I’m a little bit of a jokester. My son is the same, he’s so full of joy. Having a child kind of brings you back to experiencing life with a childlike view, like, ‘Oh wow, this is new and exciting!’

TIP: See the world through a child's eyes, "the wonderment and the enthusiasm that they have for life is something that inspires me every day."